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"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
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104 Squadron (RAF) ( 46)

Second-Lieutenant

Arnott, Harold Dwight

Killed in Action

1918‑10‑29

DH.9 (E8975)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Lieutenant

Beare, Harold Thomas

Prisoner of War

1941‑09‑11

Wellington (W5576)

Calgary, Alberta

Lieutenant

Beaufort, Francis Henry 'Frank'

Killed in Action

1918‑08‑13

DH.9 (D2881)

New York, New York, U.S.A.

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Beechinor, Thomas James

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑11

Wellington (LN721)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Benitz, Frank Malcolm

Prisoner of War

1942‑11‑27

Wellington (W5550)

Argentina

Flight Lieutenant

Bennett, Gordon

Prisoner of War

()

Victoria, British Columbia

2nd Lieutenant

Bottrill, William Eric

Survived

1918‑07‑09

DH.9 (D3035)

Dundas, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Bowell, Douglas Walter

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑11

Wellington (LN721)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Lieutenant

Bruce, William A

Killed in Action

1918‑05‑25

DH.9 (C6266)

Inverness, Scotland (parents)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Cameron, Charles Fraser

Killed in Action

1943‑11‑24

Wellington (LN338)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Cantin, Joseph Marc Gerard

Prisoner of War

1943‑07‑15

Wellington (Z8515)

McCreary, Manitoba

Second-Lieutenant

Clarke, Edwin Cedric

Killed in Action

1918‑08‑13

DH.9 (D3088)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Coulter, Richard Leslie

Killed in Action

1942‑12‑17

Wellington (Z8469)

Chilliwack, British Columbia (parents)

Flight Sergeant

Davis, George Robert Coxworth

Killed in Action

1942‑05‑29

Wellington (Z8366)

Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Pilot Officer

Dunn, Gordon Henry

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑09

Wellington (W5418)

Toronto, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Elliott, Russell James

Killed in Action

1942‑10‑14

Wellington (Z8594)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Embree, William Davidlaren

Killed in Action

1942‑10‑29

Wellington (W5478)

Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia

Flight Sergeant

Fuller, Raymond Elsworth

Killed in Action

1942‑06‑13

Wellington (Z8592)

Calgary, Alberta

Sergeant

Geddes, Archibald Grant

Killed in Action

1941‑08‑29

Wellington (W5595)

Toronto, Ontario

Lieutenant

Goodale, Walter Henry

Killed in Flying Accident

1918‑08‑01

DH.9 (D2960)

St. Edmundsbury, Royston, Herts., England.

Captain

Home-Hay, Jeffrey Batters

Survived

1918‑08‑22

DH.9 (C2960)

Kelvington, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

Hunter, James Mitchell

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑11

Wellington (LN721)

MacNutt, Saskatchewan

Sergeant

Kopp, Benjamin Peter

Killed in Action

1942‑05‑10

Wellington (Z8651)

Rennie, Manitoba

Flight Sergeant

Leake, Albert Edward

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑29

Wellington (HE419)

Toronto, Ontario

Sergeant

Maxwell, William

Killed in Action

1941‑08‑13

Wellington (W5443)

Toronto, Ontario

Sergeant

McColl, Andrew

Killed in Action

1942‑05‑24

Wellington (Z8366)

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (parents)

Sergeant

Merritt, Arnold Richard

Killed in Action

1942‑05‑24

Wellington (Z8366)

Enfield, Middlesex, England (parents)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Morrison, Gordon Douglas Grant

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑11

Wellington (W5376)

Britannia Bay, Ontario

Flying Officer

Reid, Byron Ball

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑11

Wellington (W5376)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Retallack, Garnet Graham

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑02

Wellington (Z8655)

Ottawa, Ontario

Sergeant

Rheaume, Joseph Arthur Donis

Killed in Action

1941‑08‑29

Wellington (W5595)

Hawkesbury, Ontario

Sergeant

Roberts, Elwyn Kyffin

Killed in Action

1942‑05‑24

Wellington (Z8366)

Rhostyllen, Denbighshire, England

Pilot Officer

Robertson, John Ross

Killed in Action

1941‑09‑27

Wellington (W5432)

Iroquois, Ontario

Flt. Sergeant

Ross, Kenneth James

Killed in Action

1942‑05‑24

Wellington (Z8366)

Anfield, Liverpool, England

Pilot Officer

Ross, Stanley Gordon McLean

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑19

Wellington (LN760)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Sillis, Robert

Killed in Action

1942‑09‑30

Wellington (Z8514)

Edmonton, Alberta

Warrant Officer

Sleeman, William Leonard

Prisoner of War

Wellington (Z8515)

Sleeman, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Smith-Windsor, Grenville

Killed in Action

1942‑06‑26

Wellington (Z8572)

Edmonton, Alberta

Sergeant

Stephenson, William Thomas Ross

Killed in Action

1941‑08‑17

Wellington (W5532)

Omemee, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Sugden, Donovan Franklin

Prisoner of War

1941‑08‑13

Wellington (W5461)

Armstrong, British Columbia

Tansey, Joseph Reynold

Survived

1918‑08‑28

DH.9A ()

Flight Sergeant

Turner, John Blackwell

Killed in Action

1942‑01‑16

Wellington (W5493)

Edmonton, Alberta

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Twiss, Albert Roy

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑16

Wellington (HX688)

Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Waltenbury, Jack Oliver

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑12

Wellington (Z8688)

Midland, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Watters, William John

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑16

Wellington (HX688)

Lambeth, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Williams, Robert Elliott

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑11

Wellington (LN721)

New Westminster, British Columbia

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

104 Squadron (RAF) ( 46)

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